Dr János Tamás Varga > VJT & Partners > Budapest, Hungary > Lawyer Profile

The expertise of the data privacy and protection team at VJT & Partners ranges from GDPR audits to representation before the Hungarian Data Protection Authority. Established data protection and privacy expert János Tamás Varga co-heads the team alongside Endre Várady, who is involved in the development of GDPR compliance software. Andrea Belényi has over a decade of experience in both regulatory and compliance matters, and heads the firm’s data protection officer training programme.

VJT & Partners specialises in M&A, private equity and venture capital transactions. The commercial, corporate and M&A team handles domestic and cross-border transactions, from joint ventures to restructurings. ‘Charismatic and respected’ János Tamás Varga advises national and international private equity, venture capital and strategic investors across the technology, finance and HR services industries, and leads the team alongside ‘outstanding’ András Lovretity. Hoa Tünde Nguyen is adept at drafting transactional corporate documentation, while Eszter Vezse focuses on commercial matters.

Composed of ‘experts with a deep knowledge in labour law‘, the employment team at VJT & Partners handles the gamut of contentious and non-contentious matters. The group’s strong contentious practice sees the team represent clients before the Constitutional Court and the Hungarian Supreme Court in matters ranging from terminations to internal investigations and whistleblowing cases. With a growing list of both Hungarian and multinational clients, the practice counts both employers and executive employees among its clientele. András Lovretity leads the team alongside Zoltán Csernus; the latter has over 18 years of experience in the employment sector and is praised for his ‘clear and high quality‘ advice. With over 23 years’ experience, János Tamás Varga counts major companies with operations across Hungary as regular clients.

Google is a standout client for the dedicated TMT practice at VJT & Partners, and the team advises a growing list of such key sector players on the full range of TMT matters, as well as related M&A, IP and commercial issues. János Tamás Varga and Endre Várady jointly leads the team; the former is noted for assisting ITO services providers with their Hungarian projects, while the latter provides data protection and digitalisation expertise. Andrea Belényi brings nearly 20 years’ experience in regulatory matters to the group. Eszter Vezse has a wealth of knowledge in emerging technologies. AI expert Attila Menyhárt joined the team from Oppenheim Ugyvedi Iroda in February 2023.